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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fairy \fair"y\, n.; pl. fairies. oe. fairie, faierie,
enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, of. faerie enchantment, f.
f'eer, fr. ll. fata one of the goddesses of fate. see
fate, and cf. fay a fairy. written also fa"ery.
1. enchantment; illusion. obs. --chaucer.
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the god of her has made an end,
and fro this worlde's fairy
hath taken her into company. --gower.
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2. the country of the fays; land of illusions. obs.
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he arthur is a king y-crowned in fairy. --lydgate.
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3. an imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to
assume a human form usually diminutive, either male or
female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of
mankind; a fay. see elf, and demon.
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the fourth kind of spirit is called the fairy.
--k. james.
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and now about the caldron sing,
like elves and fairies in a ring. --shak.
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5. an enchantress. obs. --shak.
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fairy of the mine, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit
mines, etc. german folklore tells of two species; one
fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, see kobold.
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no goblin or swart fairy of the mine
hath hurtful power over true virginity. --milton.
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see also:
fairies fate fay fa"ery elf demon
fairy of the mine kobold
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